Compassion fatigue in healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the psychological health and well-being of healthcare providers. An amplification in chronic stressors, workload and fatalities may have increased the risk of compassion fatigue and disrupted the quality of patient care. Although current studies have explored the general psychological status of healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, few have focused on compassion fatigue. The purpose of this review is to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on compassion fatigue in healthcare providers and the repercussions of compassion fatigue on patient care.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review will follow Joanna Briggs Institute and Arksey and O'Malley scoping review methodology. Comprehensive searches wi

SUBMITTER: Hui L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10255032 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature